Meaning: Are you anointing me with oil using the back of the bottle?

Context: Are you pretending to help me while actually giving me nothing?

Meaning: Not all that glitters is gold

Context: Appearances can be deceptive

Meaning: What is past is not a sickness; let us treat what is present

Context: Don't dwell on the past; focus on solving current problems

Meaning: Things of the past are no longer here

Context: Let bygones be bygones

Meaning: A song finds its way to the dance

Context: Things have a way of ending up where they belong

Meaning: Too much cunning is followed by darkness

Context: Being too clever can lead to one's downfall

Meaning: Give to the multitude, for if you don't give, they will take with their own hands

Context: Sometimes it is wiser to yield to popular demand to avoid greater trouble

Meaning: Kindness does not rot

Context: A good deed is never forgotten; its value lasts

Meaning: Two are not one

Context: Two heads are better than one; collaboration is valuable

Meaning: They may do as they please, but should their companions do likewise, they protest

Context: People often have double standards; they criticize in others what they permit in themselves

Meaning: A letter is half of meeting

Context: A letter is better than no communication, but not as good as seeing someone in person

Meaning: When elephants fight, the grass gets hurt

Context: When the powerful clash, the common people suffer

Meaning: A fight with swords cannot be settled with a stick

Context: A serious conflict requires a serious solution

Meaning: The lies of a witch doctor are a relief to the sick person

Context: A false hope is sometimes better than no hope at all

Meaning: The lie of the homeowner is not the truth of the passerby

Context: An insider's biased falsehood carries more weight than an outsider's objective truth

Meaning: The beauty of an ornament casket is only a piece of wood inside

Context: Beauty is only skin deep

Meaning: If cups are kept together, they are bound to clink

Context: People in close proximity are bound to have occasional conflicts

Meaning: War has no eyes

Context: War is indiscriminate; it kills and destroys without regard for who is innocent

Meaning: A person of substance cannot be sunk; one meant for two garments does not wear one

Context: You cannot keep a good person down; destiny will be fulfilled

Meaning: Antimony from Manga is not a cure for one-eyedness

Context: Even the best solution has its limits; it cannot solve every problem